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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A celebration of everyday, little acts of love with heartfelt
illustrations from the talented Jane Massey. Love is in the little
things. A kiss, a smile, a cup of tea. Just me and you sitting
quietly. A song, a hug, a helping hand that lifts us up so we can
stand. Join Big and Small as they journey through the moments that
make a relationship – from blowing bubbles in the bath, to saying
‘sorry’. This charming picture book is the ideal gift for
parents welcoming home a new baby or to share with a loved one on a
special occasion. Perfect for fans of I'm Sticking with You by
Smriti Halls and Steve Small, I Love You to the Moon and Back by
Amelia Hepworth and Tim Warnes, and I Love You When You're Angry by
Erin Winters and Kaitin Bucher.
The second edition of this textbook builds on the success of the
original version by incorporating the latest developments in the
clinical evidence base for cardiac rehabilitation whilst also
aligning with the wider agenda in terms of commissioning and other
national guidance. This edition also recognises the importance of
an integrated approach to the prevention and rehabilitation of
cardiovascular disease forming the foundation of every cardiac
rehabilitation programme. Seven specified standards together with
seven core components are presented which aim to ensure programmes
are clinically effective and achieve sustainable health outcomes.
Edited and written by a multidisciplinary team of experts on behalf
of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and
Rehabilitation, this book provides contemporary evidence-based
guidelines for standards of good practice. Special features: * An
evidence-based, practical how to of the subject * Edited and
written by the writing group for the BACPR 2012 Standards * With
contributions from nationally and internationally recognised
experts in this field
Across thousands of years, people have described one of the most
astonishing of all human phenomena: the near-death experience
(NDE), the subjective experience of an Afterlife, a place where we
apparently survive death. The more powerful the NDE, the more
profound the after effects. The ambitious reset their priorities.
Atheists change their values. Doctors rethink their beliefs. But
what if the after effects of an NDE were undeniable? What if
someone suddenly developed the ability to produce high quality
paintings of their NDE, a new-found skill that went far beyond the
artistic ability they had before? And what if that same person then
suddenly acquired the ability to compose classical symphonies after
their NDE? And their symphonies were then premiered at sell out
orchestral concerts, even though, to this day, they are unable to
read or write a single note of musical notation. Wouldn't this be
proof that even a cynic would have a hard time explaining? After
his NDE, this is exactly what happened to David. And this is his
story.
This volume explores the numerous and competing demands that face
America’s public research universities and considers how
institutions and their leaders can best navigate this challenge to
ensure longevity, relevance, and success on the local, national,
and global stage. Today’s public research universities have the
unique challenge of responding to new societal pressures and
policies, while remaining true to their core educational missions
and values. Highlighting the multiple roles that universities must
now fulfil – as institutions of higher learning, as research
bodies, as institutions with global reputations, and as
organizations that serve the public – the volume asks how they
can best evolve in the rapidly changing education landscape.
Tackling subjects such as faculty culture, the role of technology,
financial sustainability, institutional identity, diversity, and
organizational development, chapters identify innovative and
transformative mechanisms for acclimatizing the public research
university to current educational, academic, and societal needs.
This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with
an interest in higher education, educational reform and policy, and
the sociology of education more broadly.
How can coaches maximise the effectiveness of their practice? What
can research tell us about how and why coaching 'works'? How can we
use the evidence base to enable others to reach their full
potential? Coaching with Research in Mind brings together
cutting-edge research in coaching and psychology, accessibly
summarises the findings, and provides a clear and specific
breakdown of what research tells us coaches and leaders should be
doing and why. Rebecca J. Jones provides practitioners with the
information and guidance they need to apply research in their
practice, explaining how coaches can understand coachee
characteristics, how they impact the coaching process and how
coaches should adapt their practice to accommodate them. The book
explains how to identify which principles of the coaching process
influence effectiveness and tailor practice to maximise their
impact. Jones also explores the impact of environmental factors and
assesses how their influence can be limited. Coaching with Research
in Mind will be essential reading for both new and experienced
coaches looking to enhance the effectiveness and impact of their
coaching, and for managers, leaders and L&D procurers who
utilise coaching as a leadership style.
This book gives a sufficient grounding in mechanics for engineers
to tackle a significant range of problems encountered in the design
and specification of simple structures and machines. It also
provides an excellent background for students wishing to progress
to more advanced studies in three-dimensional mechanics.
Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the
great challenges of the 21st Century. This book and collection of
illustrated CD lectures summarises how this challenge is being met
by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials,
devices, artificial organs and in-vitro growth of human cells as
tissue engineered constructs.
Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering is intended
for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS,
MS and Meng students. The 25 chapters are organized in five parts:
Part one provides an introduction to living and man-made materials
for the non-specialist; Part two is an overview of clinical
applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part three
summarises the bioengineering principles, materials and designs
used in artificial organs; Part four presents the concepts, cell
techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue
engineering; Part five provides an overview of the complex
socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare,
including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and
ethical issues. Each chapter is supplemented with illustrated Power
Point lectures and study questions in an easy to use CD to aid the
reader in self-paced instruction.
Comprehensive introduction to living and man-made materialsLooks at
clinical applications of various biomaterials and
devicesBioengineering principles, materials and designs used in
artificial organs are summarised
This volume explores the numerous and competing demands that face
America's public research universities and considers how
institutions and their leaders can best navigate this challenge to
ensure longevity, relevance, and success on the local, national,
and global stage. Today's public research universities have the
unique challenge of responding to new societal pressures and
policies, while remaining true to their core educational missions
and values. Highlighting the multiple roles that universities must
now fulfil - as institutions of higher learning, as research
bodies, as institutions with global reputations, and as
organizations that serve the public - the volume asks how they can
best evolve in the rapidly changing education landscape. Tackling
subjects such as faculty culture, the role of technology, financial
sustainability, institutional identity, diversity, and
organizational development, chapters identify innovative and
transformative mechanisms for acclimatizing the public research
university to current educational, academic, and societal needs.
This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with
an interest in higher education, educational reform and policy, and
the sociology of education more broadly.
Accounting is the provision of financial information to managers or
owners, as well as to external users, so that they can make
business decisions. It measures, monitors and controls business
activities.
"Management Accounting" provides a very accessible and
easy-to-follow introduction to accounting. It introduces students
to accounting and provides them with a clear understanding of the
theory and practice of management accounting. The text blends
theory and practice by stressing the underlying concepts and
context of accounting.Text thoroughly updated to include examples
that comply with the new format adopted by International Accounting
Standards for listed companies.'Real Life Nuggets' and other
material from the business press will be revised and updated.A
large number of end of chapter questions of escalating difficulty,
together with the accompanying answers, enables the reader to
develop their understanding of the key concepts discussed in the
text.
How can coaches maximise the effectiveness of their practice? What
can research tell us about how and why coaching 'works'? How can we
use the evidence base to enable others to reach their full
potential? Coaching with Research in Mind brings together
cutting-edge research in coaching and psychology, accessibly
summarises the findings, and provides a clear and specific
breakdown of what research tells us coaches and leaders should be
doing and why. Rebecca J. Jones provides practitioners with the
information and guidance they need to apply research in their
practice, explaining how coaches can understand coachee
characteristics, how they impact the coaching process and how
coaches should adapt their practice to accommodate them. The book
explains how to identify which principles of the coaching process
influence effectiveness and tailor practice to maximise their
impact. Jones also explores the impact of environmental factors and
assesses how their influence can be limited. Coaching with Research
in Mind will be essential reading for both new and experienced
coaches looking to enhance the effectiveness and impact of their
coaching, and for managers, leaders and L&D procurers who
utilise coaching as a leadership style.
Badgers are best. Or so Badger thinks. "If it's not black and white
then it's just not right!" he says. But what if he's wrong? A book
about acceptance, difference and learning to say sorry.
Being change capable is the "new normal" for today's growth-minded
organizations. The "do more with less" strategies of the past are
no longer effective in preparing organizations to meet the
increasing challenges for growth, competitiveness and innovation
required of them in this new era. Business change challenges
including customer and market shifts, legal and regulatory
requirements, strategic redirection, acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, and cultural transformation are demanding that
organizations effectively and efficiently manage change across
multiple dimensions. To reach this level of change capability,
organizations must adopt an integrated, balanced and customized
approach to change management. Change management is addressed from
the unique perspective of both its foundational concepts as well as
practical application. Using an integrated, scalable and flexible
framework, this book provides tools which can be readily customized
and applied to initiatives across or within stages of the business
change management lifecycle, from assessing the need for change,
through planning the change initiative, designing a balanced change
solution which integrates the people, process, and project
management elements, through deploying and institutionalizing the
change. Common risks associated with failed or stalled change
initiatives are presented with best practices and key topics
associated with change management are explored and illustrated
through real-life case studies. Aimed at both the professionals
within organizations and post graduate students and researchers
within business strategy, organizational behaviour and change
management disciplines, this book will provide a conceptual
understanding of change management and a roadmap with a supporting
toolbox for leading and implementing change that sticks.
Being change capable is the "new normal" for today's growth-minded
organizations. The "do more with less" strategies of the past are
no longer effective in preparing organizations to meet the
increasing challenges for growth, competitiveness and innovation
required of them in this new era. Business change challenges
including customer and market shifts, legal and regulatory
requirements, strategic redirection, acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, and cultural transformation are demanding that
organizations effectively and efficiently manage change across
multiple dimensions. To reach this level of change capability,
organizations must adopt an integrated, balanced and customized
approach to change management. Change management is addressed from
the unique perspective of both its foundational concepts as well as
practical application. Using an integrated, scalable and flexible
framework, this book provides tools which can be readily customized
and applied to initiatives across or within stages of the business
change management lifecycle, from assessing the need for change,
through planning the change initiative, designing a balanced change
solution which integrates the people, process, and project
management elements, through deploying and institutionalizing the
change. Common risks associated with failed or stalled change
initiatives are presented with best practices and key topics
associated with change management are explored and illustrated
through real-life case studies. Aimed at both the professionals
within organizations and post graduate students and researchers
within business strategy, organizational behaviour and change
management disciplines, this book will provide a conceptual
understanding of change management and a roadmap with a supporting
toolbox for leading and implementing change that sticks.
Metals in pharmaceuticals have played an increasingly important
role in medicine over the last century, particularly in cancer
therapy and diagnostic imaging methods. Medicinal Applications of
Coordination Chemistry focuses on the role that transition metals
play in clinical applications. Medicinal Applications of
Coordination Chemistry begins with a brief historical review and an
introduction to the chemistry of d- and f- block metals. Subsequent
sections discuss metallodrugs for a number of different
applications, the design of new drugs and the relationship between
structure and function. Key sections include diagnostic
applications of metal compounds in anatomical and functional
imaging, and therapeutic applications of metals compounds. This
book is ideal for researchers in academia and industry and comes
complete with examples of real life applications.
Reading Rivers is the first book in a new series: Roman Studies:
Interdisciplinary Approaches. Author Prudence Jones examines rivers
as a literary phenomenon, particularly in the poetry of Vergil. The
point of such an investigation is twofold: an examination of Vergil
s poetry elucidates particularly clearly a point about rivers: that
their inclusion functions almost as a literary device, and an
examination of rivers makes a point about Vergil: that rivers are
essential to understanding the trajectory of his works, in
particular the structure of the Aeneid. This study depends
primarily on the close analysis of the poetry of Vergil and of
other relevant authors. In Part I Jones examines the Greco-Roman
understanding of the river in its primary symbolic roles:
cosmological, ritual and ethnographical. Part II analyzes the river
as a literary device, with particular attention to the works of
Vergil, and argues that descriptions of rivers in Roman poetry are,
in many cases, a form of authorial comment on the progress or
structure of a narrative. Jones gives scholars in the classics, and
literary critics who focus specifically on Roman antiquity a
special prism through which to view the works of Vergil as well as
other significant authors. This book is also for those working in
the fields of cultural studies, cultural geography, and ancient
philosophy."
Reading Rivers is the first book in a new series: Roman Studies:
Interdisciplinary Approaches. Author Prudence Jones examines rivers
as a literary phenomenon, particularly in the poetry of Vergil. The
point of such an investigation is twofold: an examination of
VergilOs poetry elucidates particularly clearly a point about
rivers: that their inclusion functions almost as a literary device,
and an examination of rivers makes a point about Vergil: that
rivers are essential to understanding the trajectory of his works,
in particular the structure of the Aeneid. This study depends
primarily on the close analysis of the poetry of Vergil and of
other relevant authors. In Part I Jones examines the Greco-Roman
understanding of the river in its primary symbolic roles:
cosmological, ritual and ethnographical. Part II analyzes the river
as a literary device, with particular attention to the works of
Vergil, and argues that descriptions of rivers in Roman poetry are,
in many cases, a form of authorial comment on the progress or
structure of a narrative. Jones gives scholars in the classics, and
literary critics who focus specifically on Roman antiquity a
special prism through which to view the works of Vergil as well as
other significant authors. This book is also for those working in
the fields of cultural studies, cultural geography, and ancient
philosophy.
This study examines how St. Augustine use the motif Christus
Sacerdos to synthesize the entire mystery of Christ, to define
Christian identity, and to oppose counter-identities and doctrines,
especially those symbolized by pagan priesthoods. The bishop of
Hippo continually joins these three elements - Christology,
Christian identity, and polemic - so that the doctrine of Christ is
always related to its implications for life « on the ground.
Augustine shows how the doctrine of Christ entails an identity and
an ideal for Christians, defining who they are and what they are to
become. He reinforces his teaching about Christ and the Christian
with polemic against opposing doctrines, demonstrating the truth of
the Christian religion in opposition to pagan cult, and portraying
Christian identity in contrast to pagan counter-identity. The study
is notable for its attention to how Augustine's Christology
functions in his broader thought, especially his pastoral care.
Between Magic and Religion represents a radical rethinking of
traditional distinctions involving the term 'religion' in the
ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the
seventeenth century. The title indicates the fluidity of such
concepts as religion and magic, highlighting the wide variety of
meanings evoked by these shifting terms from ancient to modern
times. The contributors put these meanings to the test, applying a
wide range of methods in exploring the many varieties of available
historical, archaeological, iconographical, and literary evidence.
No reader will ever think of magic and religion the same way after
reading through the findings presented in this book. Both terms
emerge in a new light, with broader applications and deeper
meanings.
With an emphasis on co-ordination compounds, d- and f-Block
Chemistry aims to provide an introduction to the principles
underlying the chemistry of the d- and f-block metals. It briefly
describes the origins, uses and importance of these elements before
considering the factors underlying their chemical properties. The
book describes aspects of structure, bonding, chemical
thermodynamics and spectroscopy, which underpin studies of the
chemistry of these elements. Examples are drawn from different
parts of the d- or f-blocks to illustrate particular points and
study questions allow students to practice the application of the
principles they have learned. The text assumes a basic knowledge of
symmetry, atomic structure, thermodynamics and electrode
potentials. A familiarity with the qualitative use of the molecular
orbital approach to bonding is also assumed, although an
understanding of group theory is not essential. The material is
aimed at first and second year undergraduates, with a view to
providing a basis for more advanced studies of the reactions,
electronic structures, spectra and magnetism of transition metal
complexes. Additional material is available on the website at
www.rsc.org/tct Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry
students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of
short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the
fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science
courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic
principles underlying a given subject, embodying an
independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples.
This book gives a sufficient grounding in mechanics for engineers
to tackle a significant range of problems encountered in the design
and specification of simple structures and machines. It also
provides an excellent background for students wishing to progress
to more advanced studies in three-dimensional mechanics.
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